President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Population
114,975,406
5,353,494
Life Expectancy
76.660 years
83.750 years
Capital City
Mexico (Distrito Federal)
Singapore
Largest city
Mexico City (population: 11,285,700)
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Human Development Index
0.842
0.918
GDP per capita
$14,800 US
$60,500 US
Literacy Rate
91%
92.5%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
9.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
22.1%
24.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Carlos Slim Helu & family ($35.0bn US)
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
5.200%
2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
federal republic
parliamentary republic
Independence date
16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
Religions
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Languages
Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
External Debt
$210,800,000,000 $
$23,580,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - 11.016 (2008 est.), 10.8 (2007), 10.899 (2006), 10.898 (2005), 11.286 (2004)
Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - 1.415 (2008 est.), 1.507 (2007), 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
4.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
1
Location
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Area
1,964,375 km sq
697 km sq
Coastline
9,330 km
193 km
Climate
varies from tropical to desert
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
